Child&#39;s closet-seat.



N. P. WALLACE.

CHILD'S CLOSET SEAT. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1910.

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Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

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CHILD'S CLOSET SEAT. APPLICATION rum) MAY 5/1910.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

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NATHANIEL P. WALLACE, OF YI SILANTI, MICHIGAN.' I

CHILD'S CLOSET-SEAT.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

Application filed May 5, 1910. Serial No. 559,566.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHANIEL P. WAL- LACE a citizen of. the United States, residing at Ypsilanti, county of Washtenaw, State of Michi an, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Childrens 'Closet-Seats, and declare the following to be a full, clear,'and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whiolp fiorm a part of this specification. I

My invention relates to childs closet seats, and consists in the various arrangements and combinations hereinafter pointed out and claimed.

Its object is to provide a seat having a permanent location in connection with and adjacent to an ordinary closet seat in such manner that it will be available for use when required and yet having a fixed position and be out of the way when not desired- I accomplish this by the arrangement and combinations hereinafter stated.

In the drawings,Figure 1, is a front elevation of an ordinary closet bowl and 1 seat with the adjacent .childs seat folded and arranged when not in use. Fig. 2, is a front elevation of the childs seat arranged and adapted for use. Fig. 3, is a side elevation or view of the same parts with the childs seat in position for use andviewed from the side opposite its permanent position when not in, use. Fig. 4, is a plan view of the same when in position for use. Figs. 5, 6, 7 show details of the arrangements.

In the drawings similar letters refer to similar parts. v A represents the bowl of an ordinary the seat; all of which are of any approved construction.

D, D, are a-pair of slotted standards having a curved top at; E is the childs seat folded. .At each of' the two lower corners thereof are rojections or ears F, which are adapted to s ide vertically outside of the two curved standards 'D, D; passing through each ear is a long bolt G which also passes through the slots of both of the standards D, D, and by this means the assembled seat E is slidingly pivoted in the slots and can be raised vertically therein .and then turned over and dropped down upon the seat G of the bowl A, as shown in Fig. 2. In order to hold the assembled seat E in proper position I have provided a bolt connecting the two curved ends of the slotted standards at d d; ,a metal bracket attached to the backof the assembled seat lettered H, Fig. 7,

is adapted to shut down over this bolt, the

end being, turned down to form a hook, as shown at h. This prevents the assembled seat from dropping down upon the floor,

turning upon the pivot G; a curved button J is adapted to swing around under the bolt al and prevent the assembled seat from being raised until the button is swung out of engagement with the bolt or bar (3 The childs seat consists of a seat proper G a back C hinged thereto and adapted to be folded down thereon; two side pieces C", C which are exactly alike except that they are right and left, also hinged to the seat C and adapted to be folded down thereon, and a front bar or piece C, which has two slotted ears K, K, adapted to engage small bolth la, is, having wing nuts thereon; by these means the bar C can be drawn away from the seat C substantially as shown in Fig. 3, and this can be turned upon the bolts 70, to a position which will hold a child from falling out from the seat formed by the recess of the two winged pieces C, C, and the back C Also by means of the wing nuts it can be fastened in any position that is suitable to that purpose.

The operation of my invention is quite obvious from the description, it being noted that the slotted standards 1), D, are permanently fastened to the floor of the room and at one side of the bowl A and seat 0 as shown in, Fig. 1. When desired to be used the assembled seatE is detached from the curved bolt at the top of the standard as described and then drawn up vertically controlled by the slots in the. standards until the pivotal point reaches the curves in the slots. It is then dropped down upon the ordinary seat C of the bowl and in this position the back thereof 0 and the side pieces C C .are' raised, the. side pieces holding the back in position, and the bar C is properly adjusted for use. When it is not desired for use the reverse of this operation takes place, the assembled seat E is folded and dropped down in the position shown in Fig. 1, and

Having thus described my invention what I desire to claim is:

1. The combination of an ordinary closet bowl and seat,'sustaining means as a floor, slotted curved standards fixed to such sustaining means and adjacent to said bowl, a childs seat, means pivoting the same to said standards, said pivotal means having a sliding engagement with the slots thereof whereby the said seat may be drawn upward and dropped or folded down horizontally upon the seat of the bowl, substantially as described.

2. In a childs seat, the combination of two slotted standards, a seat slidingly pivoted therein, detachable means for engaging and holding said seat in a vertical position,

scans and -means for holding said seat when raised, in a horizontal position for use, substantially as described. 7 5

.3. In a childs closet seat, the combination of fixed vertical slotted standards having curved slots therein, a seat slidingly pivoted in said slots, folding side ieces to said seat,

and a foldable back to sai seat, and a guard slidingly pivoted to said seat, substantially as described;

. In testimony whereof, I sign this spec-1- ficatlon 1n the presence of two witnesses.

NATHANIEL r. WALLACE.

Witnesses:

R, A. PARKER, N. V. BELLES. 

